The Bulletin: Renting in the city will never be the same again [Issue #65]

We're pouring one out for the old ways today.

Ripping off the band-aid of bad news, the dreaded Bill 31's gone through: As the housing crisis has priced tenants out of the market where a one-bedroom apartment now can cost over $1,700 a month, the generally lower costs that come from lease transfers are now effectively over as we knew them.

We've known and lived in so many great apartments in our time in this city, fabled spots where the rent was so low they seemed impossible. Grand palaces once went for a song, and we're definitely not the only ones who'll miss these places that will be little more than stories we can tell our kids in time.